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Tue, 08/30/2011 - 14:05
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S. Korea pledges $500,000 for displaced people in Yemen
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has offered US$500,000 in aid for internally displaced people in strife-torn Yemen, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The emergency relief comes as more than 400,000 Yemeni people have fled their homes to escape months of fighting triggered by anti-government protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ministry said in a press release.
The aid was requested by the Yemeni government and will be delivered through the International Committee of the Red Cross, it said.
South Korea has pledged millions of dollars in recent weeks to help Libyan rebel forces in their fight against longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi and to help several East African nations battling a severe famine.
The emergency relief comes as more than 400,000 Yemeni people have fled their homes to escape months of fighting triggered by anti-government protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ministry said in a press release.
The aid was requested by the Yemeni government and will be delivered through the International Committee of the Red Cross, it said.
South Korea has pledged millions of dollars in recent weeks to help Libyan rebel forces in their fight against longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi and to help several East African nations battling a severe famine.
